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A comic satire written by [[Andrew Buckland]]. A play about the Parktown Prawn as a metaphor for humanity's fear and how that fear compounds itself by robbing us of our ability to communicate.  Published in ''[[More Market Plays]]'' by [[AD Donker]].
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comic satire written by [[Andrew Buckland]]
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== The original text ==
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A one-person play about the Parktown Prawn as a metaphor for humanity's fear and how that fear compounds itself by robbing us of our ability to communicate.   
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Published in ''[[More Market Plays]]'' by [[AD Donker]].
  
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
First performance at  [[Upstairs at the Market]], 16 August 1988, first performance at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] 1 March 1989. Directed by [[Janet Buckland]] and performed by [[Andrew Buckland]].  Winner [[Fleur du Cap Award]] for Best New Indigenous Script 1989.
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1988: First performede [[Upstairs at the Market]] on 16 August 1988, directed by [[Janet Buckland]] and performed by [[Andrew Buckland]].  Winner [[Fleur du Cap Award]] for Best New Indigenous Script 1989.
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1989: Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] on 1 March 1989.  
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
Baxter Theatre pamphlet
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[[Baxter Theatre]] pamphlet
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List of photographs taken by [[Ruphin Coudyzer]] of [[Andrew Buckland]] productions.
  
  

Revision as of 05:29, 14 October 2023

comic satire written by Andrew Buckland

The original text

A one-person play about the Parktown Prawn as a metaphor for humanity's fear and how that fear compounds itself by robbing us of our ability to communicate.

Published in More Market Plays by AD Donker.


Performance history in South Africa

1988: First performede Upstairs at the Market on 16 August 1988, directed by Janet Buckland and performed by Andrew Buckland. Winner Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Indigenous Script 1989.

1989: Performed at the Baxter Studio on 1 March 1989.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Baxter Theatre pamphlet

List of photographs taken by Ruphin Coudyzer of Andrew Buckland productions.


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